Burying S. M. Otieno: The Politics of Knowledge & the Sociology of Power in Africa
- ISBN-10
- 9966468579
- ISBN-13
- 9789966468574
- Category
- Burial
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- East African Publishers
- Author
- David William Cohen
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